N3039B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32RT-300 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32RT-300 cancelled September 25, 2012
- Serial number
- 32R-7985019
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 11, 1994
- Last FAA action
- July 14, 2009
- Last owner
- Riedlin Vernon M JR (Individual)
San Jose, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 190 cancelled October 7, 1955
- Serial number
- 7922
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Chile
- Certificate issued
- October 6, 1952
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3039B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32RT-300 · serial 32R-7985019
The pilot's in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions during descent, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Fog, low ceiling, and obscuration were factors.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site